July 10, 1897. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
709 
Getting Even with the Dandelion.—Where Dande¬ 
lions prove troublesome weeds, it is suggested by an 
enthusiastic salad connoisseur that the gardener 
eat them, and thus get even with them. 
Flower Service at Brighton.—On Sunday, June 
27th, a Flower Service was held in the Brighton 
Parish Church. Large quantities of plants and cut 
flowers were received. These were subsequently 
taken to the hospitals. The vicar, the Rev. Preben¬ 
dary Hannah, officiated. 
Ancient Society of York Florists.—The third show 
of this season's series was opened in the Guildhall, 
York, on June 30th. The exhibition of Roses and 
Pinks were the chief objects of the show, but the 
number of the latter on view was only moderate. 
Roses, on the other hand, were excellent. Mr. W. 
Hutchinson, of Kirby Moorside, was the principal 
winner. In addition to having the premier light 
Rose and the premier dark Rose in the show he won 
no fewer than fifteen first prizes for Roses, Pansies, 
and hardy perennials. Mr. Wragge, of Burton-on- 
Trent was the most successful exhibitor of plants— 
especially Ferns. Messrs. J. Backhouse & Son, 
York Nurseries, staged a grand lot of hardy peren¬ 
nials, and some fine samples of Rosa rugosa. 
Hailstorms.—On Thursday, 24th June, 1897, hail- 
storms of terrible violence occurred throughout 
Essex, Middlesex, and parts of Hertfordshire, doing 
severe damage to glasshouses on over sixty nurseries 
at Chelmsford and district, Ponder’s End, Enfield, 
Enfield Highway, Waltham Cross, Hellesden, and 
Harrow. The 21 oz. glass of all sizes was completely 
riddled, and considerable damage was done to the 
Grapes, Cucumbers, Tomatos, and all kinds of plants 
and Ferns. We are glad to hear that thirty Nursery¬ 
men who suffered loss were insured with the 
Nurserymen Market Gardeners’ and General Hail¬ 
storm Insurance Corporation, of 2, King Street, 
Covent Garden, who immediately assessed the 
damage done and paid the claims six days after. One 
nurseryman lost 70,884 sq. ft. of 21 oz. glass and 
his claim at 3d. per sq. ft. amounted to £886 is. of. 
The Torquay and District Gardeners’ Relief Fund 
is a busy institution with a most laudable object in 
view. It is formed to give temporary assistance to 
bona-fide gardeners during illness and temporary dis¬ 
ablements, also to the widows of gardeners. The 
fund has many distinguished patrons,and a thoroughly 
representative executive. Recently the tenth annual 
Rose show was held at Torquay in the grounds of 
Messrs. Curtis, Sandford & Co.’s Nursery, the pro¬ 
ceeds being devoted to the funds. We are glad to 
learn that the show was a decided success, both from 
the quality of the exhibits and the financial returns. 
The prizes offered amounted in value to £36, dis¬ 
tributed over thirty classes. The chief feature of 
the extra-’chedule portion of the show was a grand 
display of cut Roses made by Messrs. Curtis,Sandford 
6c Co. The same firm also showed fruits from their 
farm. Mr. W. J. Godfrey, Exmouth, sent Carna¬ 
tions, Sweet Peas, Violas, and hardy perennials. 
Messrs. R. Veitch & Son, Exeter, had Cacti, a col¬ 
lection of Sweet Peas, Water Lilies, Bamboos, and 
hardy herbaceous perennials. 
Hints for Emigrants.—The particulars given here 
were taken from the circular supplied us by the 
Emigrants’ Information Office, 31, Broadway, West¬ 
minster, S.W. This is the best season of the year 
for Canada, but there is no demand for any one 
except farmers with capital, experienced farm 
labourers, and female domestic servants. All emi¬ 
grants are warned against payiog premiums or 
other fees to any other agency or person in this 
country for situations as farm pupils with farmers in 
Canada. They should apply to the Canadian 
Government Agents or to the above office. The 
severe drought in New South Wales is affecting the 
demand for labour in agricultural and pastoral 
districts. In the wheat and wool district of Horsham, 
Victoria, good workmen are sure of constant work. 
In New Zealand large areas of the best lands are 
being acquired by the Colonial Government from 
the natives for the purpose of settlement, so that 
there are good openings for farmers with a little 
capital. Large numbers of persons continue to 
arrive in Cape Colony, and many find difficulty in 
getting work. At Kimberley, however, there is some 
demand for bricklayers, joiners, good tailors, bakers, 
and female cooks, for all of whom good wages are 
offered. In Natal, the Immigration Restriction Act, 
which has just been passed, prohibits the landing in 
Natal of the following persons amongst others—(1) 
any one who cannot himself write out and sign, in the 
characters of any language of Europe, a prescribed 
application form of admission giving his name, 
address, and business ; (2) of' any one who is a pauper 
or likely to become a public charge ; and (3) of any 
one who, not having received a free pardon,, has 
within two years been convicted of a felony or 
infamous crime or misdemeanour involving moral 
turpitude, and not being a mere political offence. 
Otherwise this Act in no kind of way interferes with 
the landing of respectable immigrants. Female 
domestic servants are specially warned against pay¬ 
ing any fees whatever to any association or person 
professing to procure them situations at high wages 
in Johannesburg, South Africa. Emigrants are 
warned against going there at present, and likewise 
for Mashonaland. 
PEOPLE I HAVE MET. 
Mr. William Green, of Leeds, Garforth, 
Moortown, and Headingley. 
To look upon the judicious blending of Art with 
Nature is always a pleasant occupation ; and to be¬ 
come acquainted with the work of Mr. William 
Green is one of the means by which this pleasure 
may be enhanced. The business was established in 
the existing premises somewhere about the year 
1840. The premises consist of a large shop with two 
massive windows and a commodious showroom. 
The warehouses are situated behind, and are amply 
stocked with all the various requisites for a business 
of this description. The nursery trade carried on at 
Garforth is allocated in the matter of growths, the 
various trees, plants, &c., being reared at the follow¬ 
ing places :—The Home Nurseries, Orchard Nur¬ 
sery, Institute Nursery, Cathills Nursery, Bridge 
Nursery, Brickyard Nursery, Bar Nursery, and the 
Paradise Nursery These various seats of cultiva¬ 
tion will serve to show that the business of Mr. 
William Green is of a most varied and far-reaching 
description. His operations in fruit, forest, and 
ornamental trees, and shrubs, Coniferae and climbers, 
are very large ; and it would be a matter of great 
difficulty to mention a specimen of the floral king¬ 
dom with which he has not a most practical 
acquaintance. 
A special study has been made by the proprietor 
in the departments of stove and greenhouse plants, 
a branch in which he has had large experience. He 
had the honour of receiving the appointment of 
plant and floral decorator for the Yorkshire Exhibi¬ 
tions of 1875 and 1879, which were open for up¬ 
wards of six months at Leeds and York. He also 
supplied the decorations for Saltaire in 1887. The 
seed warehouses and virgin cork stores at 5, 6, and 
7, Turner’s Yard, are replete with goods of a most 
valuable character ; and it should be stated that the 
windows of the premises at Vicar Lane have long 
been one of the attractive sights of the neighbour¬ 
hood, in consequence of the elaborate display of the 
art of gardening as there represented. The premises 
have recently been very much enlarged, and now 
constitute one of the finest seed shops in the 
northern district of England. 
Mr. William Green acts as overseer and Parish 
Council treasurer, and is one of the school managers 
for Garforth, a position which he occupies with 
much acceptance on the part of his constituents. 
His working staff consists of about 150 employees, 
in addition to two commercial gentlemen who are 
constantly occupied in the outside interests of a 
concern whose transactions are known, not only 
throughout the area of England, but have extended 
to the Empire of Germany, America, India, Aus¬ 
tralia, and the Cape, &c. A man of middle life, Mr. 
Green possesses a robust geniality, which is so often 
the characteristic of the successful business man, 
and impresses one with the thoroughness with which 
he deals with all the departments of his extensive 
business. Quite recently, during last planting 
season, the contracts in hand included the planting 
of something like two hundred thousand trees and 
shrubs on various estates in Yorkshire and the upper 
Midlands ; and naturally it is a matter of consider¬ 
able satisfaction to Mr. Green that he has invariably 
been able to successfully carry out these and many 
similar undertakings of which he has made a life 
study.— Gyp. 
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FRUIT GROWING AT LEBANON 
GARDENS, TWICKENHAM. 
Fruit is well grown at the above, the estate of W 
Cunard, Esq,, as is well worth recording. The 
houses are grand buildings, and the trees and Vines 
perfect pictures of health, and of which anyone might 
well be proud. There is a splendid house of Muscat 
of Alexandria, 130 ft. by 18 ft., containing a grand 
crop of splendid well developed bunches, over 600 of 
which will shortly give a good account of themselves. 
They always finish well, and are generally well 
coloured. Last year they were perfection. Of 
Peach and Nectarine houses there are many. No. 1 
is a Nectarine house, 120 ft. by 24 ft., a splendid 
span, devoted to Lord Napier. These trees are from 
18 ft. to 20 ft. in diameter, well balanced and perfect 
in every respect. This house has produced up¬ 
wards of 4,000 fine fruit. On June 14th 780 splendid 
well coloured fruits were taken from the trees men¬ 
tioned. 
No. 2 is a house about the same size and 
planted with the same variety. On June 14th 500 
fine fruits were gathered. Some of the trees in this 
house are fully 28 ft in diameter. No, 3 house is 
120 ft. by 24 ft., and wholly filled with Pineapple 
Nectarines, the trees being calculated to produce 
over 4,000 fruits, which are grand. No. 4 contains 
mixed Peaches of such sorts as Bellegarde, Goshawk, 
Dymond, &c. Twelve grand treesjust coming will pro¬ 
duce between 3,000 and 4,000 fruits. No. 5, 124 ft. by 
12 ft., is filled with such varieties as Lord Napier and 
Diamond. Fourteen fine trees in grand condition now 
carry over 4,000 fine, well coloured fruits. No. 6, 
124 ft. by 12 ft., is planted with early Peaches 
such as Waterloo, Alexandra, and Amsden June. 
Thirteen trees, first gathered on May 5th, had over 
2,000 fruits taken by June 14th, nearly all extra fine 
and well coloured. No. 7, 125 ft. by 10 ft , is a lean- 
to house, containing Nectarine Lord Napier, of 
which there are seven splendid trees which will 
ripen their fruits by the end of July, the estimated 
quantity being 2,000 fruits. No. 8 is a Peach house 
range with a circular roof. It is 250 ft. long by 12 ft. 
and contains twelve trees of Peaches, such as Sea 
Eagle, Princess of Wales, Barrington, and Glad¬ 
stone. The Nectarines Darwin, Pineapple, Bijou, 
&c. carry an enormous crop of fruit, as good as one 
could wish for. Strawberries are likewise a special 
feature; over 5,000 are forced in pots, President, Sir 
J. Paxton, Royal Sovereign, and Sir C. Napier being 
the favourite sorts. They have been extra fine this 
season. 
Orleans House Gardens. 
This well known place is also owned by Mr. Cunard, 
and under the able superintendence of Mr. J. Allsop 
also. The Peaches and Nectarines are equally well 
done; two or three houses are just now perfection, 
